What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Coach - Baseball position at Westerly Public Schools?
Job Title : Assistant Coach - Baseball Location : Westerly Middle School Class Title : Regular -Non Exempt Effective Date : 5 / 15 / 24 Salary Range : $ 2804.18 stipend Hours per week : 12-20
Job Summary : The Assistant Coach will carry out the objectives of the sport program as outlined by the Head Coach and Athletic Director. They will instruct student athletes in individual and team fundamentals,
strategy and physical training necessary to realize a degree of individual and team success.
Responsibilities :
- Support the Head Coach in conducting practices, motivating students, and instructing
- student athletes in game strategies and techniques.
- Assumes the responsibility of the Head Coach in his / her absence.
- Monitoring academic progress and encouraging student athletes to challenge themselves academically.
- Follow state, regional, and district regulations governing the athletic program.
- Work with the head coach and athletic director in scheduling facilities for practices and competitions.
- Model sports-like behavior and maintain appropriate conduct towards players, officials, and spectators.
- Establish and maintain standards of pupil behavior and provide proper supervision of athletes at all times.
- Follow established emergency procedures in the event of an athlete's injury.
- Ensure proper care, maintenance, and requisitioning of equipment, supplies, and uniforms.
- Participate in special activities to include parent's night, banquets, award nights, and pep assemblies.
- Model nondiscriminatory practices in all activities by being a model of behavior on the practice field, locker room, bus rides and game days.
- Provide input and execute well planned practice schedules.
- Assess the skills of players and provide personnel opinions.
- Provide the appropriate instruction necessary to execute each day's plan.
- Maintain proper records such as attendance, injuries, academics, etc.
- Attend staff development meetings, clinics, and other professional activities to improve coaching performance.
- Ensure safety of student-athletes and promote fair play.
- Communicate instructions and commands using clear, simple language.
- Encourage participants to gain and develop skills, knowledge and techniques; especially by demonstrating an activity by breaking the task down into a sequence.
- Resolve team issues.
- Communicate with families.
- Promote out of season competition on other WMS Athletic teams.
- Commit to all off-season functions as assigned by the Head Coach.
- Perform any other related duties as assigned by the Head Coach and Athletic Director or other appropriate administrator.
Qualifications :
At least 2 years of relevant experience is preferred.
Must have a high school diploma, or equivalent.
Questions can be directed to : HR@Westerly.k12.ri.us
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Salary : $2,804
